| Ponderosa pine seedworm moth | |
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| Caterpillar overwintering in pith of Pinus ponderosa cone | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Tortricidae |
| Genus: | Cydia |
| Species: | C. piperana |
| Binomial name | |
| Cydia piperana Kearfott, 1907 | |
Cydia piperana, the ponderosa pine seedworm moth, is a moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in southwestern North America.
The wingspan is about 19 mm.
The larvae feed on the seeds of Pinus ponderosa and Pinus jefferyi.
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